Connecticut is launching a new initiative to raise awareness and drive support for those affected by the cancellation of SNAP benefits, which was scheduled to take effect on Saturday, and is relying on content creators to spread the message.

President Trump said he would fund SNAP in a social media post Friday, after two judges ordered the administration to distribute money to recipients of the program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture planned to freeze payments to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) because it said it could no longer keep funding it due to the shutdown.

The Connecticut Content Creator Collaborative features influencers like Alexa Curtis, ESPN anchor Arda Ocal and Michael Pollack of New Haven Pizza Club.

You know, when my kids were little, I was on SNAP. I was on food stamps, It was the difference between me putting my kids to bed hungry, and not.”

The rulings didn’t stop CT state legislators’ demands to reserve hundreds of millions to shore up SNAP and other human service programs.

With a federal government shutdown likely to expand into November, hundreds of thousands of people in Connecticut will not receive November SNAP benefits.

Over 40 million Americans could lose access to federal food assistance Saturday if the government shutdown continues into November.

The federal government has announced that there will not be any new Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits starting on November 1st.

The Connecticut Content Creator Collaborative features influencers like Alexa Curtis, ESPN anchor Arda Ocal and Michael Pollack of New Haven Pizza Club.

The federal government has been shut down for nearly a month as Congress has struggled to pass a funding bill. As the shutdown continues, tens of millions of Americans are at risk of missing SNAP benefits due to a lack of funding.